United States - Transport services (% of service exports, BoP)

Transport services (% of service exports, BoP) in United States was 8.04 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 50 years was 32.60 in 1974, while its lowest value was 8.04 in 2020.

Definition: Transport covers all transport services (sea, air, land, internal waterway, pipeline, space and electricity transmission) performed by residents of one economy for those of another and involving the carriage of passengers, the movement of goods (freight), rental of carriers with crew, and related support and auxiliary services. Also included are postal and courier services. Excluded are freight insurance (included in insurance services); goods procured in ports by nonresident carriers (included in goods); maintenance and repairs on transport equipment (included in maintenance and repair services n.i.e.); and repairs of railway facilities, harbors, and airfield facilities (included in construction).

Source: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.

See also:

Year Value
1970 32.05
1971 30.39
1972 31.99
1973 31.98
1974 32.60
1975 29.53
1976 28.83
1977 27.21
1978 27.45
1979 31.21
1980 29.95
1981 27.35
1982 24.18
1983 25.24
1984 25.14
1985 26.12
1986 24.39
1987 24.52
1988 25.69
1989 24.68
1990 25.39
1991 23.55
1992 21.62
1993 20.78
1994 20.44
1995 20.67
1996 19.52
1997 18.79
1998 17.49
1999 16.66
2000 16.60
2001 16.18
2002 15.95
2003 15.68
2004 15.79
2005 15.42
2006 15.13
2007 14.29
2008 14.47
2009 12.60
2010 13.12
2011 12.86
2012 12.89
2013 12.51
2014 11.98
2015 10.98
2016 10.47
2017 10.36
2018 10.80
2019 10.39
2020 8.04

Aggregation method: Weighted average

Periodicity: Annual

General Comments: Note: Data are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6) and are only available from 2005 onwards.

Classification

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators

Sub-Topic: Balance of payments